Vineyard Laborers Matthew 20:1-16

This post concerns laborers hired to work in the vineyard at various times and all paid the same.

Vineyard laborers were hired and paid daily. Early in the morning, the master hired workers and settled on their payment. Jesus told a parable about such an owner, Matthew 20:1-2. “For the kingdom of heaven is like a master of a house who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard. After agreeing with the laborers for a denarius a day, he sent them into his vineyard.”

Then, this master found idle workers in the marketplace at about the third hour, the sixth hour, and the ninth hour. He told each to go work in the vineyard, and he would pay correct wages. Even at the eleventh hour he found idle workers and sent them to work in the vineyard.

Payment came in the evening, Matthew 20:8-10. “And when evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his foreman, ‘Call the laborers and pay them their wages, beginning with the last, up to the first.’ And when those hired about the eleventh hour came, each of them received a denarius. Now when those hired first came, they thought they would receive more, but each of them also received a denarius.”

Then, those hired first grumbled because they thought they should receive more. The master told them that they had agreed on a denarius. So, they should take it and go, because he had the right to pay what he wished. Then, he provided His decision on pay equality, Matthew 20:16. “So the last will be first, and the first last.”

Thus, this parable about the kingdom of heaven illustrates the fact that people can begin to work in the Lord’s vineyard, the church, at any time and still receive from God the eternal reward of heaven.

This parable also illustrates the wonderful grace of God toward all those in the kingdom regardless of time of service.

So, what did we learn?

1.God wants everyone regardless of age to labor in His kingdom, the church.

2.Everyone laboring in the church will receive heaven as a reward.

3.God’s graciousness provides a reward for everyone even if only serving in the kingdom when olderhttps://tdroberts.org or https://justchristian.com or https://podcastjustchristian.com

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